China Jiangsu Commodities Exhibition 2013 kicked off on Tuesday in the western Japanese commercial city of Osaka, attracting more than 160 firms and manufacturers from the Chinese coastal province.

The three-day event, held in "MyDome Osaka," a major exhibition hall in central Osaka, is mainly organized by the Japan-China Economic Relations and Trade Center in cooperation with the Department of Commerce of Jiangsu Province.

The 17th edition of the trade fair covers an area of about 5, 000 square meters, with 235 booths on two floors, to display a wide range of products such as apparel items, daily necessities, home fabrics and shoes.

Prior to the opening of the exhibition, Yasushi Yamada, managing director of the Japan-China Economic Relations and Trade Center told Xinhua that since the organizers selected only displayers which have no influence on any matter related to patent rights there in Japan, more visitors could effectively use the exhibition to increase their business links with China.

The organizers expect more than 3,000 buyers to come to the event.